Description
Savory French Alpine Tartiflette celebrates reblochon cheese’s creamy richness with crispy potatoes and smoky bacon. Hearty mountain comfort blends rustic ingredients, inviting you to savor robust flavors of traditional Savoyard cuisine.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 pounds (907 grams) potatoes (unpeeled)
- 8 ounces (227 grams) bacon, diced
- 8 ounces (227 grams) Reblochon cheese (or substitutes like Gruyère and Brie)
Aromatic and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) white wine
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cayenne
Creamy Component:
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) crème fraîche
Instructions
- Immerse unpeeled potatoes in generously salted water, simmering for 20 minutes until tender yet resistant when pierced. Drain and allow to cool completely.
- Calibrate oven temperature to 375°F, preparing a shallow baking vessel.
- Render bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp and releasing fat, approximately 6 minutes. Incorporate finely chopped onions, seasoning with salt, pepper, and a whisper of cayenne, sautéing until deeply caramelized and golden, about 7 minutes.
- Deglaze the skillet with white wine, allowing the liquid to reduce and concentrate flavors for 2 minutes.
- Carefully peel cooled potatoes and slice into uniform 1/3-inch thick medallions.
- Construct the first potato layer in the baking dish, seasoning with salt, creating an even foundation.
- Distribute the bacon-onion mixture uniformly across the potato base, ensuring complete coverage.
- Arrange the remaining potato slices as a second layer, creating a harmonious landscape.
- Spread a luxurious layer of crème fraîche across the potato surface, ensuring complete coverage.
- Position the reblochon cheese strategically on top, rind facing upward to maximize flavor development.
- Transfer to preheated oven and bake for 45-50 minutes until surface achieves a golden, bubbling perfection.
Notes
- Potato Selection Matters: Choose waxy potatoes like Yukon Gold or fingerling for best texture and even cooking.
- Bacon Tip: Use thick-cut bacon for richer flavor and crispy texture that adds depth to the dish.
- Cheese Hack: Reblochon cheese is traditional, but Camembert or Brie can work as delicious substitutes if authentic cheese is unavailable.
- Dietary Modification: For vegetarian version, replace bacon with smoked mushrooms or caramelized vegetable mix to maintain smoky complexity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 57-63 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 489
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 31 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg